Ten of the people killed in Mexico state were members of the La Familia Michoacana cartel, and the rest were local farmers, Ten of the people killed in Mexico state were members of the La Familia Michoacana cartel, and the rest were local farmers, Mexican authorities said .
The clash happened on the afternoon of December 8 after members of La Familia Michoacana announced a rise in the extortion tax to the group of farmers in the small rural town of Texcaltitlán.
The farmers were already each paying a Mexican peso per square meter (around $.060) to the criminal group.
The cartel now wanted double, according to The clash happened on the afternoon of December 8 after members of La Familia Michoacana announced a rise in the extortion tax to the group of farmers in the small rural town of Texcaltitlán.
A different video shows several charred bodies inside two white pickup trucks, allegedly members of La Familia Michoacana cartel. »